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Fatented duly 23, 1918.,

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fb all 'whom it may concern:

Fe it lmown that we, Fxsonann Vincolo and Ferne lnsoro, both subjects of the King of ltaly, and both residents of Fort Chester, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented new and useful llmprovements in Shoes, of which the followlng is a specification.`

'lhis invention relates to shoes, and the main yobiects of thesame are z-to provide a shoe construction with additional material for reinforcing the `uppers including the toe-cap; to employ the additional material as a means for connecting the uppers and toe-cap withthe sole; and to eHect that connection in such a novel manner as to prevent the seepage of water therethrough, there being also in view in this connection the further object of edecting the connection of the uppers with the sole in such manner as to provide for an insole or filling adapted to reinforce the soles for the protection of the foot against cold and dampness.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe construction' which is adapted not only to protect the feet of the wearer' from cold and dampness due to inclement weather, but which also possesses advantages in points of comfort, strength and durabilityto better supply the needs of soldiers, farmers and others whose duties require them to travel over had roads, and through rough, wooded or mountainous territory.

With the foregoing objects and others in view, the invention resides in the details of construction and the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specication, and in which p Figure l is a view in perspective of a shoe made in accordance with our invention, a part thereof being broken away in order better to illustrateour improved construction. Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view, the same being taken approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig.. l.

Fig. 3 is a similar view., but illustrating a lnodihed construction..

With more particular reference to the accompanying drawings, the numeral l0 is emlit ployed to denote a shoe, which includes the usual uppers ll and the toe-cap l2.. Upon the inner side ofthe uppers ll, we apply au aumliary or lining strip as le, the same beginning preferably at a point as ll, adjacent the juncture of the heel l5 with the body, and extending entirely around the front portion of the shoe including the toecap l2 thereof, and terminating on the opposite side of the shoe, similarly adjacent the union of the heel with the body..

'.lhis auxiliary stri 13 may thus be applied to overlieor l1ne the uppers ll and toe-cap l2 with its top edge as 16 extending a considerable distance above the sole as indicated in Fig. 2, although it may be made to extend either higher or lower, as desired, the exact height in particular cases depending very largely upon the character of service for which the shoes are to be used. 'lhe lower edge of this auxiliary strip f3 extends beyond the lower ineurved edge as ll' of the uppers ll and likewise of the toe-cap l2 for a sufcient distance to enable it to be bent around the said edge as at lt and to extend outwardly again as at i9 underlying the dll edge l?, ln this manner we arrange to engage the lower edges of the uppers 1l and of the toe-cap l2 a l around in an exterior channel formed by curving inwardly and then outwardly the lower edge of the auxiliary strip 13. rlhis auxiliary strip l?) may be made of leather, rubber, or of any suitable material, and the same is preferably secured to the uppers ll and toe-cap l2 by means of paste or cement, although any other suitable means adapted to hold them in proper. contiguous engagement may be em loyed.

gonnected to the dat outwardly projecting portions l9 of the strips f3, is the sole 20, the connection being preferably ed'ected by stitches as 2l which extend through the inwardly and outwardl' projecting ortions of the strip 13 as we as through t eends enga ed therebetween as best shown in Fi 2, w ereby to bind the ends together wit the sad'sole 20.

The space above the sole 20, extending between the curves or heels f8 of the strip f3, is filled with an insole 22, which may consist of leather, rubber, ccrh, felt, or combinations thereof, or any nlling material suitable for the purpose, this space, however, bein thus lled or packed substantially level wit the adjacent top sides ofthe inwardly projecting portions of the strip le, as illustrated in Fig. 2..

To the sole 2u may be sewed as at 23, or tra otherwise secured thereto, the outsole 24, here shown as a single piece of leather, but which ma appropriately consist of la ers of leat er secured or pasted together 1n the usual. way. By thus arranging the auxiliary strip l 13, the shoe is materially strengthened to withstand hard service, and the foot electuall protected against cold and dampness.. T e connection eiected between the uppers includingthe toe-cap and the sole provides, in this embodiment of the invention, three layers of material bound together with the sole, through which the water or moisture must penetrate before reachin the foot, thereby rendering the shoe su stantially waterproof.

In Fig. 3, we illustrate a modication of our improvedconstruction. Here the auxiliary strip consists of one large piece of material 25, which lies flat upon the insole 22 and which, after extending upwardly therefrom as at 26 on each side, is bent upon itself as at 27 and thence extending downwardly provides an outer portion 28, interposed between the inner portion 26 and the cuppers or' toe-cap, the lower edge of said outer portion 28 being curved inwardly and outwardly as in the revious construction, to confine the lower e ges of the u pers 1l and toe-cap l2.- .Under this mod' ed con`1 struction, the strip 25 serves as an additional, sole, and the side portions 26 and. 28 provide two layers of material for the protection of the foot, while four layers of material are sewed or bound together upon the sole 20, the sewing being accomplished as in the previous instance.,

Having thus described our invention, what i we claim is i lo In a shoe, the combination' withthe uppers and a sole thereof, of an auxiliary strip 7over1ying the lower regions of the uppers on the inner side thereof, said strip being curved inwardly and then outwardl to provide an exterior channel within whic is confined the lower edges of the uppers, said outwardlyprojectindg strip portions .lying flat upon the sole, an means for binding the said mwardly andoutwardly projecting portions with the said interposed edges togather with the said sole.,

` 2. In a shoe, the combination with the uppers and a sole thereof, of an auxiliary strip engagedly over-lying the lower insidev regions` of the uppers, said strip being curved inwardl and outwardly to rovider an exterior e annel' receptive of t e lower edges of the uppers, said outwardly projecting por tions of the strip lying lat uponthe sole, means for binding the inwardly land outwardly rojecting portions 'with the intere posed e ges together with the sole, and insole material engaged upon the sole between thesaid inwardly and outwardly projecting strip portions, the top of said insole material bein approximately level with said inwar projecting portion.

3. Iii a shoe, the combination with the uppers including the toe-cap and a sole, of an auxiliary strip lining the lower portions of the up ers and toe-cap, said strip curving inwar y and outwardly to provide an exterior channel receptive of the lower edges of the uppers and toe-cap, the outwardly projecting ortions of the strip lying fiat upon the so e and means/for sewing or otherwise binding the inwardly and outwardly projecting portions with the said engaged edges together and with the sole.

4. In a shoe, the combination with the uppers and connected toe-cap and the sole, of an auxiliary strip connected with and lining the lower portions of the uppers and toccap on the inside, said strip being curved inwardly and outwardly to provide an exterior channel within which is confined the lower edges of the uppers and toe-cap, the outwardly projecting portions of the strip lying flat upon the sole,means for sewing or otherwise binding the inwardly and outwardly rojecting portions of the strip with the con ed edges together and with the sole, and insole material engaged upon the sole between the inwardly and outwardly projecting portions, said insole material ris- 9 ing approximately to the level of the inwardly projecting portions of the strip. In a shoe, the combination of the uppers and connected toe-cap, an auxiliary strip lining the lower portions of the uppers and toe-cap on the inside thereof, said strip being curved inwardly and then outwardly to provide an exterior channel receptive of the edges of the uppers and toe-ca a sole, and means for binding the inwar ly and outwardly projecting portions of the strip with the engaged edges together and with the sole.

6. In a shoe, the combination of the uppers and connected toe-cap, an auxiliary strip lining the lower regions of the uppers andtoe-cap on the inside thereof, said strip being curved inwardly and then outwardly to providean exterior channel receptive of the edges of the'uppers and toe-cap, a sole, means for binding the inwardly and outwardly projecting portions of the strip with 'the said confined edges together and with the sole, and insole material en aged upon the sole between the inwardly an outwardly projecting portions, said insole material rismg approximately to the level of the inwardly projecting portions of the stri 7. In a shoe, the combination of t e uppers and a sole formed with an elevated portion providing an exterior recess all around, an auxiliary strip lining the lower regions of the uppers, said stri being curved inwardly and outwardly 1n said exterior recess toprovide an exterior channel receptive of the lower edges of the uppers, and means wardly projecting portions including the interposed edges together and with the sole.

8 il shoe having an auxiliary strip lining the uppers, the lower portions or said strip being curved inwardly and outwardly to provide an exterior recess within which to confine the lower edges of the uppers, and means for sewing or otherwise binding the inwardly and outwardly projecting portions together with the edges conhned therebetween.

9. lna shoe, the combination with the uppers andv a sole formed with an elevated portion providing an exterior recess all around, of an auxiliary strip engaged intermediate its width upon said elevated portion with its opposed sides curving upwardly in `conformity with vthe uppers. and curved upon itself and engaged between itself and the uppers and thence extending inwardly and outwardly in said exterior recess to provide an exterior channel receptive ol? the loweredges of the uppers, said outwardly projecting portion lying dat upon the solea l0. ln a' shoe, the combination with the uppers including `the attached toe-cap and a sole having an elevated portion .intermediate lits width providing an exterior .recess all around, of auxiliary material spread upon the elevated portion with its opposed sides extending upwardly in conformity with the uppers and bent outwardly upon itself and extending downwardly between itself and said uppers and toe-cap and then curved inwardly and outwardly in said exterior recess to provide an exterior channel receptive of the lower edges of the `uppers and toe-cap, and means for binding the inwardly and outwardly projecting portions including the interposed edges together and with the sole.

ln testimony whereoi1 we have signed our names to this specication..

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